Switch-signal.



E. P. BRUMBAUGH.

SWITCH SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED m. 16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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E. F. BBUMBAUGH.

SWITCH SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15,1914.

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PATEN T @FFTQE.

EARL F. BRUMBAUGH, OF COLWICH, KANSAS.

SWITCH-SIGNAL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL F. BRUMBAUGH,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Colwich, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Switch-Signals, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved day and night signal, operated by a switch used in connection with a railroad, to indicate the condition of the switch; and the object of my invention is to provide a simply conoperating switch signal, comprising a semaphore and light signal, inclu ing a suspended lantern housing which is detachably secured to a semaphore blade operating shaft, the lantern housing and the semaphore blade being simultaneously actuated by means of a gear sector, operatively connected to the switch throwing shaft.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it being further understood that changesin the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andin which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1, shows a top view of a section of a railroad, showing a switch and connected signal embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is an elevational view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is an enlarged sectional detail of the lantern and semaphore blade. Fig. 4, shows a detail on lines 4, 4 of Fig. 3. F ig. 5, is an enlarged detail of the switch stand. Fig. 6, shows one of the cross arms with the pendant supporting members.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10, indicates the rails of a suitable track and 11 portions of the switch rails, while the numeral 12, indicates the switch are connected to a rod means of a pin 15. The crank forms a part of the switch shaft 16, which is continued upward a suitable distance, and at its upper end is provided with a cross arm 30, shown in Fig. l. The shaft 16, is held with- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914. Serial No. 715,489.

in the switch stand 24, having the head 23, provided with the sockets 21 and 22, as is l usual in switch construction. To the shaft l 17, is secured. the head 18, carrying the piv- I oted lever 20, which is 18, by means of the pin 19. The switch locked by means of the lever 20 working into the sockets 21 and 22. The shaft 17, is provided with a suitable blade 25, usually painted white upon one side and red upon the other to indicate safety and danger. At its upper end the shaft 17, works within the arm 27, forming part of the standard 26, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2. v The signal as employed in my invention, comprises a lantern housing 39, having a door 42, as shown in Fig. 3. This housing is provided with the ventilated top 38, within which is held the swivel pin 37, forming part of the chain 36, which is secured to the hook 35, carried at the outer end of the upper arm 32, secured to the pole 31. A brace member 33, is employed to securely hold the upper arm 32. Held in parallel spaced relation to the upper arm 36 is the lower arm 34, this construction also being shown in Fig. 2. The lantern housing 39, is provided with two lenses marked 40 and 41, one being of red glass, and the other being of clear glass to show a white light. Held within the lantern housing is a suitable lamp, 43, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. This lantern housing is swiveled to the pliable connection 36, which may be a chain or cable. In the drawing a chain is shown the end link of which is in engagement with the hook 35. Secured to the base of the lantern housing, is the socket plate 44, having a square socket arranged to removably receive the upper square end 45 of the rock shaft 46. This a shaft 46, passes through a suitable opening within the lower arm 34, through the bearing 47, l

and has secured to it a collar 48, which is held in position by means of a pin 49, passing through the shaft 46. .At its lower end this shaft 46, is forked'and the forked end of the shaft has a signal or semaphore blade 51 secured to it by means of the rivet 52. Secured to the shaft 46, by means of a pin 56, is a pinion 53. The in strumentalities are so arranged that the pinion 53, limits the upward movement of the shaft 46. The lantern housing can at any time be removed from the rock shaft 46, in raising the same a distance sufficient so that secured to the head i i Cir the square end l5, will slide out of the socket. 44. The chain 36, as explained can be readily unhooked so housing can be entirely support.

' .Revolubly held within within the lower arm 39, is a pintle 9, which has an enlargement 56, this pintle being held by means of a suitable bolt and revolubly held upon the pintle enlargement 56, is a gear sector 55, having the oppositely directed arms 57, this construction being clearly shown in Fig. i. The gear sector 55, is in mesh with the pinion 53. Extending from the cross arm 30, to the oppositely directed arm 57, are the pliable connections 58, which are preferably in the form of two wires, and as the signal is placed at some distance from the switch stand, the connections 58 are supported intermediate of their ends by means of suitable chains 59, which have their upper ends secured to the cross arms 60, fixed to suitable poles 61. In Figs. 6, the pliable connections 58 are shown as passing through the terminal links of the supporting chains 59. Now when the switch removed from its a suitable opening is closed, as is shown in Fig. 1, the semaphore blade 51, will be held lengthwise to the track 10 and the lantern will show a white light. However, as soon as the switch is opened so that the train would enter the siding, in the operating the switch, the arm 30 will actuate the gear sector to turn the shaft 45, 90 degrees, to throw the blade 51 at right angles to the track, and displaying the red light.

It will benoticed that the rock shaft 46, does not carry the weight of the lantern housing. The housing is suspended by means of the chain 36, while the upper end of theshaft 4.6, is slidably held within the socket of the base 4 The collar 48 carries the weight of the shaft 46, the pinion 53, and the semaphore blade 51, while the pintle 56 carries the weight of the gear sector.

A signal constructed vention is simple and inexpensive and both durable and efficient in operation. The shaft 56 can be readily removed from the lower arm in simply re g the P while the lantern housing can also be readily removed orplaced in position. Having thus described my sa1d invention Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing'ithe that the lantern according to my in WVitnesses whatI claim as new and desire to secure by 7 Patent is: suitably supported up a pliable connection de- United States Letters 1. In combination, per and lower arms, pending from said upper cured to said connection having a socket in its base, a bearing carried by said lower arm, a shaft revolubly held within said bearcured to said shaft to hold the same within said bearing, a.

said shaft,'a pintle held to said mg and entering said socket, a collar searm, a lantern se-- signal blade secured to the lower end of sa1d shaft, a pinion secured to lower arnr adjacent to said shaft, a gear sector revolu- V bly held upon said pintle having oppositely directed arms, said sector meshing with said pinion, and operating connections extending from said arms.

9.. In combination, per and lower arms, a'hook carried-by said upper arm, said hook,a

lng swiveled to the lantern housing, said chain beupper end of sa1d lantern housing, said lantern housing having an angular socket -in' its base, a rock shaft passing through said lower arm,a collar. se-

cured to saidrockshaft to'holdthesame to said lower arm, a pinion shaft, a pintle-securedto said lower arm adsuitably supported 7 a chain remo'vablysecured to fixedto said rock jacent to said rock shaft, a gear sector held:

upon said pintle, said gear sector mashing with said pinion; and gear sector. V

8. A device of the character described comprising suitably supported upper and housing a pliable conlower arms, a lantern nection extending from-said lanternhousing and secured to said .upper arm, a bearing secured to said lower arm, mounted in said bearing and engaging said lantern, a semaphore blade securedito the lower end' of said rock shaft, apinion fixed to said rock shaft, a pintle secured adjacent means to actuate saida rock shaft; 7

to said rock'shaft, a gear sector revolubly.

carried by said pintle, and meshing with said gear, and means to actuate sa1d gear sector. I

ture, in presence of two witnesses. r

J. A. KENNEDY, QSnnnnnnrsor.

Washington, D. C. l

Commissioner of Patents, a 

